A Year In Redwood

My Mum was known for her apple tarts!

Everyone in Malahide knew about her apple tarts, and anyone who came to visit did not leave if she had been baking – they made sure to stay for some!

Over the years I have tried various pastry recipes, from various books and none have that same flakiness!

So here’s how Mum made her pastry….

1 lb of flour, with 4 oz of cookeen and 4 oz of Stork, rubbed together and mixed with cold water.  Then let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours.

I’ve adjusted her recipe to account for the fact that Farmer Alfie is now rendering our own lard.

So now the recipe goes like this:

1 lb flour, 4 oz butter, 4 oz of lard, mix with cold water, and generally I leave in fridge overnight.

This pastry I use for everything – sweet or savoury.

Try it!

(We can even supply the lard!)